Refinitiv Newscasts - WHO warns of more outbreaks from endemic diseases

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02/06/2022 24:03

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Description: As climate change contributes to rapidly changing weather
conditions like drought, diseases that typically circulate in animals are
increasingly jumping into humans, said the World Health Organization's
Emergencies Director Mike Ryan on Wednesday (June 1). Angela Johnston
explains.
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>> Outbreaks of endemic diseases like monkeypox are becoming more frequent.
The World Health Organization's emergencies Director Mike Ryan warned on
Wednesday. As climate change contributes to rapidly changing weather
conditions like drought, animals and humans are changing their behavior. The
result, Ryan said is diseases that typically circulate in animals are
increasingly jumping into humans. >> So what we're dealing with, there's a lot
of ecologic fragility. We're dealing with the animal human interface being
quite unstable and the number of times that these disease cross into humans
increasing. And then our ability, are unfortunately that ability to amplify
that disease and move it on within our communities increasing. >> Ryan also
pointed to an upward trend in cases of Lassa fever and acute viral illness
spread by rodents endemic to Africa. And Ebola outbreaks, Ryan said used to be
years apart. Now it's months. >> So I think this is a lesson. These diseases
will continue to emerge, they will continue to pressure, they will continue to
cross the species barrier. The question is, are we in a position to
collectively respond? >> Ryan's comments come amid rising cases of monkeypox.
The illness spreads through close contact, causing flu-like symptoms and a
distinctive rash. On Wednesday, the UK's Health Security Agency said in
outbreak of the viral disease in England appears to be spreading from person
to person and without links to travel. WHO had Tetris add name Deborah said
there have been 550 confirmed cases of the viral disease in 30 countries
outside of Africa where the pathogen is endemic. >> Investigations are
ongoing. But the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same
time. So there may have been undetected transmission for some time. >> Still
on Monday, the WHO said it does not believe the outbreaks outside of Africa
will lead to a pandemic